{"id":2430707,"date":"2025-05-04T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-pushes-back-on-cover-up-for-bidens-mental-decline-aging-happens-quickly\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T18:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:53:07","slug":"psaki-pushes-back-on-cover-up-for-bidens-mental-decline-aging-happens-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-pushes-back-on-cover-up-for-bidens-mental-decline-aging-happens-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki pushes back on &#8216;cover-up&#8217; for Biden\u2019s mental decline: &#8216;Aging happens quickly&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-pushes-back-on-cover-up-for-bidens-mental-decline-aging-happens-quickly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2430707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent discussion, Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary during Joe biden&#8217;s presidency, defended the administration against accusations of covering up biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-democrats-push-to-dump-biden\/\" title=\"Inside the Democrats&#039; Push to Dump Biden\">declining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">mental acuity<\/a><\/a>. During an appearance on the podcast &#8220;Mixed Signals,&#8221; Psaki stated that his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">mental decline occurred quickly<\/a> and that the staff did not attempt to hide it.She emphasized that Biden&#8217;s age was well-known and that claims of a &#8220;cover-up&#8221; were exaggerated, pointing to right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-3-pics-that-should-shut-up-every-single-dem-criticizing-gabbard-on-assad-visit\/\" title=\"The 3 Pics That Should Shut Up Every Single Dem Criticizing Gabbard on Assad Visit\">-wing media narratives<\/a> that focused on Biden&#8217;s gaffes. Psaki acknowledged the criticisms about Biden&#8217;s cognitive state but maintained that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-asleep-at-the-wheel-as-china-moves-to-topple-america-hikki-haley\/\" title=\"US &#039;Asleep&#039; as China Aims to Overtake America: Hikki Haley\">appeared sharp<\/a> in her personal interactions wiht him. This topic has gained attention following the release of a book examining Biden&#8217;s mental decline, which has sparked further debate about his fitness for office.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Psaki pushes back on idea of &lsquo;cover-up&rsquo; for Biden&rsquo;s mental decline: &lsquo;Aging happens quickly&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2108683\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC anchor&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jen&nbsp;Psaki<\/a>&nbsp;defended the Biden administration that once employed her by suggesting they didn&rsquo;t cover up then-President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s mental decline, that it just happened &ldquo;quite quickly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Psaki served as the White House press secretary during the first half of Biden&rsquo;s term. In the months since Biden left office, many revelations have emerged about his mental acuity while serving as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a> of the United States, even before and while he was running for reelection. According to Psaki, his staff never tried to hide his mental state, but he declined rapidly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3399583\/democratic-2028-contenders-fill-calendars-high-profile-events\/\">Democratic 2028 contenders fill their calendars with high-profile events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3396729\/gretchen-whitmer-trump-approach-democrats-2028\/\">Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s hide-and-hug approach to Trump signals trouble ahead for Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3398845\/democrats-yet-to-impress-2028-tim-walz\/\">Democrats have yet to impress, but maybe they don&#8217;t need to<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I left in May of 2022 &mdash; just for the facts here &mdash; and I have seen Biden once since then when I took my daughter to the holiday party this last December after he had lost. So I hadn&rsquo;t seen him in person during that period of time. I never saw that person not a single time &mdash; and I was in the Oval Office every day &mdash; that was on that debate stage. I&rsquo;m not a doctor. Aging happens quite quickly,&rdquo; Psaki said on the <em>Mixed Signals<\/em> podcast on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BHSV8YH1K_c?si=Pqj2hUciAhAYf7ZD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>When asked about her fellow White House staff covering up Biden&rsquo;s state, Psaki claimed the term &ldquo;cover-up&rdquo; was a &ldquo;loaded term.&rdquo; Instead, she pointed to &ldquo;right-wing&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">media outlets<\/a> for reporting on Biden&rsquo;s early gaffes in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden was &mdash; he was in his early 80s during that period of time. We all knew his age. That was not a secret,&rdquo; Psaki went on. &ldquo;While we know there were problematic things behind the scenes now in &rsquo;23 and &rsquo;24 there was an aggressive all-out pitching operation from the right-wing and from the Republicans about Joe Biden&rsquo;s age and how he was in decline and like sleeping in the Oval Office a lot of which wasn&rsquo;t true &mdash; most of which the majority of which wasn&rsquo;t true in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 OK?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Host Ben Smith pushed back on Psaki, asking, &ldquo;They were correct, weren&rsquo;t they?&rdquo; This prompted a response of &ldquo;that may be&rdquo; from Psaki, who still claimed that Biden appeared sharp in her personal interactions with him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3392737\/white-house-correspondents-dinner-biden-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS&rsquo; DINNER AWARDS BIDEN COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Axios<\/em>&nbsp;reporter&nbsp;Alex&nbsp;Thompson&nbsp;won the Aldo Beckman Award for his coverage of former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s mental decline during his time in office, which was the topic of his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3330602\/jake-tapper-alex-thompson-release-book-biden-cognitive-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">book<\/a>,&nbsp;<em>Original Sin: President Biden&rsquo;s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson&nbsp;originally had a contract with Simon and Schuster to release the book last year, but the publisher withdrew. Following&nbsp;Thompson&rsquo;s public plea to find a new publisher and release the book in 2025, Penguin Press took on the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2108683\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2108683\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psaki defends Biden, says mental decline wasn&#8217;t covered up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2430708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23070473923305.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54583,3620,6883,37996,51269],"class_list":["post-2430707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-aging-2","tag-biden","tag-cover-up","tag-mental-decline","tag-psaki-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23070473923305.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430711,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430707\/revisions\/2430711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}